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Potential effects of essential oils extracted from mediterranean aromatic plants on target weeds and soil microorganisms
| العنوان: | Potential effects of essential oils extracted from mediterranean aromatic plants on target weeds and soil microorganisms |
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| المؤلفون: | Jouini A., Verdeguer M., Pinton S., Araniti F., Palazzolo E., Badalucco L., Laudicina V. A. |
| المساهمون: | A. Jouini, M. Verdeguer, S. Pinton, F. Araniti, E. Palazzolo, L. Badalucco, V.A. Laudicina |
| بيانات النشر: | MDPI |
| سنة النشر: | 2020 |
| المجموعة: | The University of Milan: Archivio Istituzionale della Ricerca (AIR) |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Bacteria, Fungi, Microbial bioma, Microbial respiration, Natural herbicide, Phytotoxicity, Weed control, Settore AGR/13 - Chimica Agraria |
| الوصف: | Essential oils (EOs), extracted from aromatic plants, have been proposed as candidates to develop natural herbicides. This study aimed to evaluate the herbicidal potential of Thymbra capitata (L.) Cav., Mentha × piperita L. and Santolina chamaecyparissus L. essential oils (EOs) on Avena fatua L., Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) P. Beauv, Portulaca oleracea L. and Amaranthus retroflexus L. and their effects on soil microorganisms. A pot experiment was set up and three EOs at three doses were applied by irrigation. Efficacy and effects of EOs on weed growth were determined. Soil microbial biomass carbon and nitrogen, microbial respiration, and the main microbial groups were determined at days 7, 28 and 56. EOs demonstrated herbicidal activity, increasing their toxicity with the dose. T. capitata was the most effective against all weeds at the maximum dose. P. oleracea was the most resistant weed. Soil microorganisms, after a transient upheaval period induced by the addition of EOs, recovered their initial function and biomass. T. capitata EO at the highest dose did not allow soil microorganisms to recover their initial functionality. EOs exhibited great potential as natural herbicides but the optimum dose of application must be identified to control weeds and not negatively affect soil microorganisms. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: | English |
| Relation: | info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/33003485; info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:000586161000001; volume:9; issue:10; firstpage:1; lastpage:24; numberofpages:24; journal:PLANTS; http://hdl.handle.net/2434/842522; info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-85091745562 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/plants9101289 |
| الاتاحة: | http://hdl.handle.net/2434/842522 https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9101289 |
| Rights: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.7C9B881F |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| DOI: | 10.3390/plants9101289 |
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